Art Deco sterling silver bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1925. Bowl has molded rim and rests on stepped foot. Soft faceting to bowl and foot. Understated Modernism. Hallmark includes pattern no. 20649 (first produced in 1925) and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/2 x D 10 3/8 in. Weight: 27.6 troy ounces. #BP817

George III sterling silver basket. Made by Nathaniel Smith & Co. in Sheffield in 1791. Solid oval well, open wired gadrooning on sides, spread foot same, and pierced ornamental border. Tapering and molded c-scroll swing handle. Hallmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 11 1/4 x W 13 1/2 x D 10 3/8 in. Weight: 29 troy ounces. #BP547

Sterling silver dinner service in Acorn pattern. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. This service comprises 72 pieces (dimensions in inches): Knives: 12 dinner knives (9); Forks: 12 dinner forks (7 3/8) and 12 3-tine salad forks (6 1/2); Spoons: 12 dessert/soup spoons (6 3/4), 12 teaspoons (6 1/8), and 12 citrus spoons (5 5/78).

A great starter set in the historic pattern designed by Johan Rohde. Knife blades stainless steel with Danish mark Raadvad. Postwar hallmark. Very good condition.... Click for details

German silver beaker, 18th C. Ovoid with slightly flattened form. Rim has incised and gilt band. A beautiful piece rich in history. Nuremberg hallmark. Condition: Good with period patina. The gilding is mellowed to pale yellow. Attractive handling wear.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 3 3/8 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 4.5 troy ounces. #BM870

Set of 8 Asian export silver cordials, ca 1910. Each: Tapering bowl on knopped stem on raised foot mounted to round base. Scary, scaly dragon applied to bowl as well as an unidentified tentacular mass, suggestive of a firewater-induced hallucination. Two cordials unmarked. The remaining 6 are hallmarked with P set in star and number 900 (4 also marked with Asian characters). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x D 1 1/2 in. Total weight: 9.6 troy ounces. #BP702

Sterling silver water pitcher in Olympian pattern. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Globular with drum-form neck, small lip spout, and leaf-mounted handle. Rinceaux frieze inhabited by harp-strumming, love-making, and peekaboo-playing figures. Dense repousse with the figures absorbed in the rolling leafy scrollwork. A beautiful hollowware specimen in the celebrated Beaux-Arts pattern that was conceived by French designer F. Antoine Heller. Hallmark includes pattern no. 5066 and director’s... Click for details

Art Deco sterling silver picture frame. Retailed by JE Caldwell in Philadelphia. Rectangular window surrounded by engraved and reeded wraparound lines. Rectangular tablet (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Hallmarked Eleder-Hickok (originally Lebkuecher) with retailer’s name, no. 3010/MM, and phrase Hand Made. Good condition with crisp corners and nice definition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 13 1/4 x W 10 1/2 in. Window: H 11 5/8... Click for details

Art Nouveau brilliant-cut glass and sterling silver punch bowl. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass, ca 1910. Clear glass with curved sides and cut star, ferns, and diaper ornament. Silver rim wavy and turned down and applied with strewn and tangled irises. Engraved interlaced script monogram. Wonderful period look. Hallmark includes no. 148. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 3/4 x D 14 1/2 in. #BP489

Classical sterling silver footed bowl. Retailed by Cartier in New York, ca 1940. Curved sides with flared rim and half gadrooning. Rests on stepped foot. Hallmark includes no. 232. Nice form and patina.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x D 8 7/8 in. Weight: 24.8 troy ounces. #BP750

Gilt sterling silver basket in Bamboo pattern. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Solid well with open sides in form of bamboo stalks. A great Midcentury example of Tiffany’s ongoing interpretation of Asian motifs. With gilt metal liner. Hallmark includes postwar pattern no. 23892 and director’s letter L (1956-ca 1965). Very good condition with rich color.

Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x D 9 in. Heavy weight (silver only): 38.5 troy ounces. #BP846

Pair of sterling silver Classical candlesticks. Made by R. Wallace & Sons Mfg Co. in Wallingford, ca 1920. Each: Fluted column on stepped, shaped, and ornamented square base. Composite capital with chamfered and concave top. Detachable bobeche. Hallmark includes no. 488. Very good condition.

Dimensions: 10 3/4 x W 4 x D 4 in. Weighted. #BP785

Pretty sterling silver, enamel, and glass vanity set. Made by Foster & Bailey in Providence, ca 1928. This set comprises hand mirror, hair brush, comb, powder jar, and rouge pot.

All: Pink roses in radiating white frame on blue guilloche ground – a soft and pretty Edwardian motif. The mirror and brush have shield-form frames. Mirror glass beveled. The jar and pot are round in clear glass with cut and acid-etched abstract garland and square and canted covers. Fully marked. One piece has... Click for details